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> [The idea that the story is true is more important than being able to prove that it's true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/the-idea-that-the-story-is-true-is-more-important-than-being-able-to/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

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## More by Ben Mezrich

> [Behind every great fortune, there lies a great crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/behind-every-great-fortune-there-lies-a-great-crime/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [“in other words, his story was part boast, part confession.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/in-other-words-his-story-was-part-boast-part-confession/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I write about nerds who go the extra mile and become rock stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-write-about-nerds-who-go-the-extra-mile-and-become-rock-stars/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I certainly was a geeky kid myself, but to me, math and science were always these magical things- powerful tools you could use in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-certainly-was-a-geeky-kid-myself-but-to-me-math-and-science-were/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I see myself as an entertainer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-see-myself-as-an-entertainer/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I believe Facebook is going all the way. They're going to reach a billion members and will be the biggest company in the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-believe-facebook-is-going-all-the-way-they-re-going-to-reach-a/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [“Below, he could see down the entire Strip, from the radioactive green lion at the base of the MGM Grand to the glowing spire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/below-he-could-see-down-the-entire-strip-from-the-radioactive-green/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [The idea that the story is true is more important than being able to prove that it's true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/the-idea-that-the-story-is-true-is-more-important-than-being-able-to/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I have an antique console stand-up radio that I bought in a yard sale, that I've always half-believed has magical properties. It's in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-have-an-antique-console-stand-up-radio-that-i-bought-in-a-yard-sale/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you're describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources for,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/in-terms-of-a-narrative-nonfiction-book-when-you-re-describing-scenes/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [Businesses should follow and learn from others successes and failures in order to better understand and predict their own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/businesses-should-follow-and-learn-from-others-successes-and-failures/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I see myself as attempting to break ground. I definitely am trying to create my own genre here... I'm attempting to tell stories in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-see-myself-as-attempting-to-break-ground-i-definitely-am-trying-to/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [I've always loved adventure stories that involve brilliant kids using their brains to beat systems that seem unbeatable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/i-ve-always-loved-adventure-stories-that-involve-brilliant-kids-using/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [There's always going to be controversy when you write the way I write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/there-s-always-going-to-be-controversy-when-you-write-the-way-i-write/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

> [“Everyone had a story he believed was worthy of a best-seller; for me, reality was rarely interesting enough to take the place of fiction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mezrich/everyone-had-a-story-he-believed-was-worthy-of-a-best-seller-for-me/)

[Ben Mezrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mezrich/)

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